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Comprises 7 autograph letters from Sir Daniel Cooper to Jabez Hogg, dated 15 November 1861-29 August 1877 (with transcripts), and 1 printed portrait of Sir Daniel Cooper as vice-president of the London Commission for the Sydney Exhibition of 1879. The bound volume also contains a typescript biography of Cooper which is similar to that found in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Oscar, physically and sexually abusive, stabbed his partner and two stepdaughters to death, buried the bodies, and fled the state with his two younger children. Paul, a respected investment banker, donned a Halloween mask and shot his wife and two children before turning the gun on himself. What drives individuals as different as Oscar and Paul to kill their families? Why does familicide appear to be on the rise? In Familicidal Hearts, award-winning author and sociologist Neil Websdale uncovers the stories behind 196 male and 15 female perpetrators of this shocking offense, situating their emotional styles on a continuum, from the livid coercive to the civil reputable. With highly detailed a...
For Jack Gardner, everything in his life seems to be going perfectly. He marries his college sweetheart, Melanie Stole; begins a promising career; and has the blessing of long-time best friend, Craig Sanderson. But Jacks perfect life shatters the day his wife is raped and murdered allegedly by Craig, a man he has known and been friends with for most of his life. With his wifes murder and his friends betrayal, Jack struggles to cope. Through a horrific trial, Jack relives the tragedy as the prosecutions star witness. Craigs conviction seems certain, but Joseph West, Craigs defense attorney, and rookie police officer Travis Denton think there is much more to the story. The details just dont add up. They investigate endlessly looking for new leads to solve what they believe to be a case of wrongful accusation. As West and Denton begin to unravel the case, they are shocked to learn the secrets of why the woman was killed, and they come to grips with the idea that people are not always who they appear to be.